about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
battlefield; battleground
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
dilapidated house; deserted house
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
living thing; organism; creature; biology
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
true character; true heart; true spirit
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing